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Javid Amin - IT Consultant, Freelance Writer, Travel Enthusiast, Entrepreneur Javid Amin is a dynamic professional with a diverse skill set and a passion for technology, travel, and entrepreneurship. With a background in IT engineering, he excels as an IT consultant and is equally enthusiastic about staying ahead in the ever-evolving tech world. Javid's creative flair shines through his work as a freelance writer, where he crafts engaging content across a wide spectrum of topics. As a travel enthusiast and consultant, he shares his love for exploration and his deep knowledge of Kashmir's hidden gems. Javid is also the visionary behind several successful digital ventures, each contributing to the promotion of Kashmir's beauty, culture, and craftsmanship. His career embodies versatility, creativity, and a deep connection to his roots. Printer, Publisher, Editor of "Weekly Shohrat - Kashmir" (Print Edition) as well owner of online news portals www.KashmirPost.org / www.KashmirInFocus.com.

From Pune to Kashmir, ‘Mystery Jihadi’ woman’s unexplained journey

January 28, 2018 Editor

On the eve of Republic Day, a wireless message started circulating on Whatsapp across J&K about the arrival in the Jammu and Kashmir of a woman suicide bomber from Pune. The message said she “may cause suicide bomb (sic.) explosion near or inside the Republic Day venue”. All district police heads were, therefore, “directed to please ensure that frisking of ladies is done meticulously and with utmost caution so as to thwart the nefarious designs of ANEs (anti-national elements)”. On Republic Day itself, the Assistant Director General of Police Muneer…

Two civilians killed in army firing in Shopian, JRL calls shutdown tomorrow against killings

January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 Editor

Two civilians were killed and nine others injured after army opened fire on protesters in Ganowpora village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered a case against the army. Reports said that youth hurled rocks at an army party in Ganowpora village. They said that army responded by opening fire on the protesters, resulting into injuries to eleven people. Sources at District Hospital Pulwama said that four injured were brought to the facility for treatment. “One of injured, identified as Javid Ahmad Bhat (20)…

Education gets a visibly saffron curriculum in Yogi Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh

January 27, 2018 Editor

The UP govt has asked universities to set up a chair named after Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. Last year, in a quiz contest in Uttar Pradesh schools, students were asked questions about the state govt’s schemes on Upadhyaya’s birth centenary. Saffron appears to be the colour of choice in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh’s schools, colleges and universities — be it curriculum or competition for students. Identified as the colour of the BJP and the Sangh Parivar as a whole, a hint of the shade being stirred to paint the party’s ideologies in…

Clashes in London after Lord Nazir calls for Kashmir’s independence on Republic Day

January 27, 2018 Editor

Clashes erupted outside the Indian High Commission in London on Friday evening as Lord Nazir Ahmed, a pro-Pakistan peer in the House of Lords, organised a “black day” protest demanding the freedom of Kashmir and Khalistan. The protest, which coincided with India’s Republic Day, was aimed at highlighting the “oppression of India”, reported ANI. The protest, which was held outside the Indian High Commission in Central London, turned violent after Ahmed’s supporters were countered by many Indian and British groups. The counter-protesters questioned Lord Nazir on how he was making…

Grave of Haidar Dulati 16th century Kazakh Politician, Historian restored in Kashmir

January 27, 2018 Editor

The grave of a 16th century Kazakh-origin military commander, politician and historian, Muhammad Haidar Dulati, who served under Mughal Emperor Humayun, has been restored by the Embassy of Kazakhstan and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The site of the restored grave was opened to the general public following a formal ceremony that included offering of prayers by a number of dignitaries, including Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to India Bulat Sarsenbayev, and others. Dulati was an outstanding son of the Kazakh Steppes, a representative of the ancient Kazakh tribe of Dulat, a…

Kashmir’s unwanted babies, Three abandoned neonates cradle for life at LD Hospital

January 27, 2018 Editor

Three abandoned neonates, two among them females have been taken into custody by Lal Ded hospital in the past 10 days – enraging a debate in the institute as well on social media. A one-day-old baby boy was found abandoned in the premises of the hospital during the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday. “The male baby was found wrapped in a polythene bag in the backyards of the hospital and it came to light after a laboratory assistant heard the newborn’s cries. It attracted his attention,” an employee at LD who…

Joint Resistance Leadership strike call evokes total response across Kashmir

January 27, 2018 Editor

Complete shutdown was observed across Kashmir on Friday even as all official R-day functions including the main function held in Srinagar passed off peacefully. The government resorted to communication blockade since Thursday evening by first snapping the mobile internet services at 8 pm and then barring mobile phone services late in the night. Normal life came to a grinding halt as the strike call given by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik evoked total response. The JRL had also called for…

No relief from freezing cold in Kashmir, Prolonged dry spell triggers worries

January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 Editor

There was no relief from cold wave conditions in Kashmir as mercury stayed several degrees below freezing point in most parts of the valley. Kargil town in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir saw the mercury rise by three degrees last night but settled at a bone chilling minus 17.8 degrees Celsius, an official of the Meteorological Department here said. He said Kargil continued to be the coldest recorded place in the state. The nearby Leh town was the second coldest as the mercury there settled at a low of…

Class 11 girl from Pune suspected to be ISIS suicide bomber detained in Kashmir

January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 Editor

Official sources said she is the same woman who was questioned by the Pune Anti-Terrorism Squad in 2015. Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday night detained a Pune-based girl, alleged to be an ISIS suicide bomber, from south Kashmir, officials said. “We had an input about a suspect. Fortunately, after working on all the leads, we were able to apprehend the suspect late last night,” Additional Director General of Police Munir Khan said. Refusing to give any further details, Khan, who is also holding the post of Inspector General of…